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Allah or God? Is either acceptable?
Dawni
03/18/05 at 22:08:45
A very basic question here.  When adding a posting should I refer  to the Almighty as Allah or as God?  I am not a muslim and I am afraid of offending someone if I use Allah or if I use God.  Is Allah only for Islamic believers?  Thank you!
Re: Allah or God? Is either acceptable?
Caraj
03/18/05 at 22:42:39
To an Arab and Muslims he is Allah
To most English speaking people he is God
To a German he is Gott
To a Native American he is Great Spirit
Etc
There is only one no matter what you chose to call him.

By the way, welcome to the board.
Hope you enjoy your stay.
You'll find the folks here kind and caring.
Very eagar to answer any question you have.
03/18/05 at 22:45:17
Caraj
Re: Allah or God? Is either acceptable?
sal
03/19/05 at 01:10:29
[quote]There is only one no matter what you chose to call him.[/quote]

This is what I wanted to say

So it is a matter of which language you use but the point is we all mean to say GOD

Re: Allah or God? Is either acceptable?
AbdulMuhsee
03/19/05 at 11:04:22
The thing is: God can refer to almost anything, from an idol, to prophet Jesus (peace be upon him), and to anything anyone considers divine. Allah is the name of the ONE true god with no partners or equals of any kind
Re: Allah or God? Is either acceptable?
Abu_Hamza
03/20/05 at 11:41:34
Peace,

[quote author=Dawni link=board=madrasa;num=1111201725;start=0#0 date=03/18/05 at 22:08:45]A very basic question here.  When adding a posting should I refer  to the Almighty as Allah or as God?  I am not a muslim and I am afraid of offending someone if I use Allah or if I use God.  Is Allah only for Islamic believers?  Thank you![/quote]

Nobody should be offended in either case.  My advice to you is to say what you feel comfortable with, at this point.

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